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KWIC MEETING July 27, 2009

KEUKA WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT COOPERATIVE (KWIC)

MONDAY,  JULY 27, 2009
BRANCHPORT, NY FIRE DEPARTMENT

 

Chair Dawn Dowdle called the meeting to order at 7:50 p.m. following the KLOC Meeting.
Answering the roll were the following Directors Dawn Dowdle, Wayne; John Socha, Milo; William Weber, Pulteney; Eileen Farnan, Barrington; Anne Green, Hammondsport; and Daryl Jones,  Jerusalem.   Barrington Alternate Ken Christensen was present as well as KWIC Manager Paul Bauter.   Guests at the meeting were John Webster, KLA, Bill Laffin, KLA, Ed Balsley KLOC Tate Mgr. and Sue Lange, KLA.

The minutes of the June 29 meeting were approved by motion of Weber and Farnan.

The Treasurer’s Report submitted by Bookkeeper Jack Snow was approved by motion of Socha and Jones.

The Manager Paul Bauter submitted his monthly report noting that summons are being prepared in 20 cases. (Since the meeting some summonses were reported by email.) . The issue of the wording on the design approval by KWIC discussed at last month’s meeting was revisited. It appears there was some misunderstanding.  Mgr. Bauter was asked to meet with all inspectors and explain the change in protocol and terminology adopted by the board, specifically KWIC will not act as a permitting agent but will serve to approve designs that will be forwarded to appropriate local CEOs, who serve as the local permitting authority.

Keuka Lake Looking Ahead- KLA Report by Bill Laffin.
            There is a continuing concern about lake property which is rented without regard to the number of people vis-a-vis the septic system causing overflow problems.  KWIC is asked to remind owners of this concern. The issue of recovering natural gas by hydraulic fracturing from Marcellus Shale was brought up.  There is great concern because it is not clear that this process is covered under the Safe Drinking Water Act and that non-navigable waters are not covered currently.  It was suggested that the LULA workgroup Chair, Janet Stone, be contacted and asked to set up a seminar with pros and cons of the issue to be presented.

Other Business:

Software Program. Urbana and Milo did pass the proposal and we are waiting on Penn Yan.  Because of our concerns DSD has added an additional clause to the contract as follows:
                       

 

“TERMINATION OF CONTRACT  
                                    This contract shall automatically terminate if DSD Web Work’s owner D. Scott Demmin dies or becomes permanently disabled during application development. If this
contract is terminated pursuant to this section, KWIC will be entitled to a 80% refund of the initial deposit. In addition, KWIC will retain rights to ownership of all scripts and databases created to date.”

Dowdle moved and Farnan seconded that the contract be executed with DSD Web Works when Penn Yan has signed on rather than waiting until after next month’s KWIC meeting. Carried.

Local Law consistency - the manager was asked to clarify the references to inspectors in the regulations and the permitting process as discussed last month needs to be reflected. After that the municipalities need to review their laws for consistency.

Fee Schedule: Directors are reminded that at the September meeting the fee schedules of each municipality will be reviewed.

On motion of Dowdle and Farnan the Board went into an executive session to discuss a personnel issue.  The same Directors moved that we come out of executive session.

There was no action taken during the Executive session.

As the Agenda had been covered and there was no further business before the body the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.  The next meeting is at Barrington Town Hall August 24, 2009.